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Project
Bublik

Built with Alexander Bublik

The current iteration in an ongoing development process with ATP professional Alexander Bublik. A checkpoint, not a conclusion.

The Development Process

Built in the open

Project Bublik is the story of an ongoing development process between Alexander Bublik and Diadem. It’s a working snapshot of the specs, feel, and construction being refined toward his eventual signature frame. With dozens of prototypes and thousands of design decisions, Project Bublik is a work-in-progress that players around the world get to participate in.

Most signature rackets are launched as finished products. We did the opposite. Project Bublik is a checkpoint along the way rather than a final conclusion.

Diadem and Bublik are building his frame the way he plays: entertaining, unconventional, and with a refusal to settle. Project Bublik captures that process mid-stride with current specs, current tuning, current feel. Never stagnant, always moving.

Welcome to Project Bublik

Project Bublik blueprint graphic: Alexander Bublik on court with his racket bag, overlaid with Diadem branding
Blueprint
Project Bublik graphic: Alexander Bublik holding the frame, surrounded by polaroid photographs from the build
From the build
Alexander Bublik in an orange polo against a light backdrop, holding the Project Bublik frame upright and looking it over

In his words

Doing things my way.

“Tennis, for me, has always been about doing things my way. So when I started working with Diadem to build my perfect racket, I wanted the same thing: something built exactly for how I play, with no compromises.

Project Bublik is the first step of that journey. It’s a frame we’ve developed together, tuned to my specs, my feel, my game.

It’s not finished yet. We’re still refining, still pushing, still chasing perfection. But I wanted you to be part of that process.”

Alexander Bublik  ///  ATP professional

From the Bench

The working file

Sketches, color references, tagged prototypes and frame studies from the builds behind this iteration.

Spiral notebook of racket sketches beside color reference strips
Pantone color fans opened out across the development desk
Grip materials and sample components laid out on the desk
A polaroid of Alexander Bublik among the frame parts and reference sheets
Low angle view of Alexander Bublik striking through a backhand with the Project Bublik frame
Alexander Bublik  ///  Project Bublik

The Range

The frames

This iteration comes in a Project Bublik Team 100, a full-weight 100 and a tighter-patterned 98. All are priced the same, so pick on feel rather than budget. Each card says who it suits; every number is in the specifications table below.

Lightest 280 g · 100 in²
Project Bublik Team 100 tennis racket, full frame

Project BublikTeam 100

Choose this if you want the easiest of the range to swing, or you need a 4 (L0) grip. It is the only frame offered in that size.

$269.95

Full weight 300 g · 100 in²
Project Bublik 100 tennis racket, full frame

Project Bublik100

Choose this if you want the same head size and open pattern as the Team, with more weight behind the ball.

$269.95

Most control 302 g · 98 in²
Bublik’s Model Project Bublik 98 tennis racket, full frame

Project Bublik98

Choose this if you want the smallest head, the tightest 16 × 20 pattern and the most head-light balance of the range.

$269.95

Where each frame sits

PB Team 100
PB 100
PB 98
Easier to swingMore control

The Detail

Up close

The finishes that mark the release.

Alexander Bublik's hand around the throat of the frame, gold detailing visible along the shaft
Gold script running along the frame shaft reading "Sometimes I hit the yellow ball"
Alexander Bublik's signature applied in gold across the throat of the frame
The Diadem diamonds mark on the throat of the frame, above the grip

The Story

Frame by frame

Side By Side

Full specifications

Every recorded figure for this iteration, in one place. These are the current specs, and the next build will move again.

The Project Bublik frames, compared
Specification Project Bublik
Team 100
Project Bublik
100
Project Bublik
98
Head size 100 in² 100 in² 98 in²
Strung weight 9.9 oz / 280 g 10.6 oz / 300 g 10.7 oz / 302 g
Balance 4 pts HL / 330 mm 4 pts HL / 330 mm 6 pts HL / 323 mm
Stiffness 64 64 67
String pattern 16 × 19 16 × 19 16 × 20
Grip sizes L0–L3 L1–L4 L1–L4
Price $269.95 $269.95 $269.95
Overhead view of the Project Bublik development desk: frame sketches, Pantone color fans, prototype rackets and tagged samples marked Ver 01
The development desk Frame studies, colorway references and tagged prototypes

Limited Release

Project Bublik

An ongoing development process with Alexander Bublik. Every build gets closer.

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